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Various Authors . The Greatest Eras in American History
The Greatest Eras in American History
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VOLUME 1
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INTRODUCTION
(Voyages of Discovery and Early Explorations.)
VOYAGES OF DISCOVERY AND EARLY EXPLORATIONS. 1000 A.D.—1682
DISCOVERIES BEFORE COLUMBUS
I. THE MEN FROM ASIA AND FROM NORWAY1
II. HOW THE NORWEGIANS CAME TO VINLAND1 (1000 A.D.)
III. THE FIRST CHILD OF EUROPEAN RACE BORN IN AMERICA1 (About 1000 A.D.)
IV. OTHER PRE-COLUMBIAN VOYAGES1
THE DISCOVERY BY COLUMBUS
(1492) I. AS DESCRIBED BY WASHINGTON IRVING1
II. AS DESCRIBED BY COLUMBUS HIMSELF1
THE BULL OF POPE ALEXANDER VI. PARTITIONING AMERICA1
(1493)
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MAINLAND BY THE CABOTS
(1497) I. THE ACCOUNT GIVEN BY JOHN A. DOYLE1
II. PETER MARTYR'S ACCOUNT1
THE VOYAGES OF AMERICUS VESPUCIUS
(1497) VESPUCIUS' OWN ACCOUNT1
A BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS
(1497) AS DESCRIBED BY AMERICUS VESPUCIUS1
THE FIRST ACCOUNT OF AMERICA PRINTED IN ENGLISH1
(1511)
THE DISCOVERY OF FLORIDA BY PONCE DE LEON
(1512) PARKMAN'S ACCOUNT1
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC BY BALBOA
(1513) THE ACCOUNT BY MANUEL JOSE QUINTANA1
THE VOYAGE OF MAGELLAN TO THE PACIFIC
(1520) JOHN FISKE'S ACCOUNT1
THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK HARBOR BY VERAZZANO
(1524) VERAZZANO'S OWN ACCOUNT1
CARTIER'S EXPLORATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE
(1534) I. THE ACCOUNT GIVEN BY JOHN A. DOYLE1
II. CARTIER'S OWN ACCOUNT1
SEARCHES FOR "THE SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA"
(1530–1540) THE ACCOUNT BY REUBEN GOLD THWAITES1
CABEZA DE VACA'S JOURNEY TO THE SOUTHWEST
(1535–1536) DE VACA'S OWN ACCOUNT1
THE EXPEDITION OF CORONADO TO THE SOUTHWEST
(1540–1541) CORONADO'S OWN ACCOUNT1
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY DE SOTO
(1541) PARKMAN'S ACCOUNT1
THE DEATH OF DE SOTO
(1542) BY ONE OF DE SOTO'S COMPANIONS1
DRAKE'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA
(1579) BY ONE OF DRAKE'S COMPANIONS1
HUDSON'S DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER
(1609)
CHAMPLAIN'S BATTLE WITH THE IROQUOIS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
(1609)
MARQUETTE'S DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
(1673) MARQUETTE'S OWN ACCOUNT1
THE DEATH OF MARQUETTE
(1675)
DISCOVERY OF NIAGARA FALLS
(1678)
LA SALLE'S VOYAGE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
(1682)
FOOTNOTES. THE MEN FROM ASIA AND FROM NORWAY
HOW THE NORWEGIANS CAME TO VINLAND
THE FIRST CHILD OF EUROPEAN RACE BORN IN AMERICA
OTHER PRE-COLUMBIAN VOYAGES
THE DISCOVERY BY COLUMBUS— AS DESCRIBED BY WASHINGTON IRVING
THE DISCOVERY BY COLUMBUS— AS DESCRIBED BY COLUMBUS HIMSELF
THE BULL OF POPE ALEXANDER VI. PARTITIONING AMERICA
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MAINLAND BY THE CABOTS— THE ACCOUNT GIVEN BY JOHN A. DOYLE
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MAINLAND BY THE CABOTS— PETER MARTYR'S ACCOUNT
THE VOYAGES OF VESPUCIUS
A BATTLE WITH THE INDIANS
THE FIRST ACCOUNT OF AMERICA PRINTED IN ENGLISH
THE DISCOVERY OF FLORIDA BY PONCE DE LEON
THE DISCOVERY OF THE PACIFIC BY BALBOA
THE VOYAGE OF MAGELLAN TO THE PACIFIC
THE DISCOVERY OF NEW YORK HARBOR BY VERAZZANO
CARTIER'S EXPLORATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE— THE ACCOUNT GIVEN BY JOHN A. DOYLE
CARTIER'S EXPLORATION OF THE ST. LAWRENCE— CARTIER'S OWN ACCOUNT
SEARCHES FOR "THE SEVEN CITIES OF CIBOLA"
CABEZA DE VACA'S JOURNEY TO THE SOUTHWEST
THE EXPEDITION OF CORONADO TO THE SOUTHWEST
THE DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI BY DE SOTO
THE DEATH OF DE SOTO
DRAKE'S VISIT TO CALIFORNIA
HUDSON'S DISCOVERY OF THE HUDSON RIVER
CHAMPLAIN'S BATTLE WITH THE IROQUOIS ON LAKE CHAMPLAIN
MARQUETTE'S DISCOVERY OF THE MISSISSIPPI
THE DEATH OF MARQUETTE
DISCOVERY OF NIAGARA FALLS
LA SALLE'S VOYAGE TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI
VOLUME 2
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INTRODUCTION
(The Planting of the First Colonies)
THE PLANTING OF THE FIRST COLONIES. 1562—1733
THE FOUNDING OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND THE MASSACRE BY MENENDEZ
(1562–1565) I. THE ACCOUNT BY JOHN A. DOYLE1
II. MENDOZA'S ACCOUNT OF THE MASSACRE1
SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S VIRGINIA COLONIES
(1584–1587) I. THE ACCOUNT BY JOHN A. DOYLE1
II. THE RETURN OF THE COLONISTS WITH SIR FRANCIS DRAKE (1586)
III. THE BIRTH OF VIRGINIA DARE1 (1587)
BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD'S DISCOVERY OF CAPE COD1
(1602) I
II. GOSNOLD'S OWN ACCOUNT1
THE FOUNDING OF JAMESTOWN
(1607) I
THE FIRST AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
(1619)
THE ORIGIN OF NEGRO SLAVERY IN AMERICA
I. IN THE WEST INDIES (1518)
II. ITS BEGINNINGS IN THE UNITED STATES (1620)
NEW ENGLAND BEFORE THE PILGRIM FATHERS LANDED
(1614)
THE FIRST VOYAGE OF THE "MAYFLOWER"
(1620)
THE FIRST NEW YORK SETTLEMENTS
(1623–1628)
THE SWEDES AND DUTCH IN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
(1627)
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY
(1627–1631)
HOW THE BAY COLONY DIFFERED FROM PLYMOUTH
LORD BALTIMORE IN MARYLAND
(1633)
ROGER WILLIAMS IN RHODE ISLAND
(1636)
THE FOUNDING OF CONNECTICUT
(1633–1636)
WITCHCRAFT IN NEW ENGLAND
(1647–1696)
THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF NEW YORK
(1664)
BACON'S REBELLION IN VIRGINIA
(1676)
KING PHILIP'S WAR
(1676)
THE FOUNDING OF PENNSYLVANIA
I. PENN'S ACCOUNT OF THE COLONY1 (1684)
II. PENN'S TREATY WITH THE INDIANS (1683) HIS OWN ACCOUNT1
III. THE REALITY OF PENN'S TREATY (1682)
THE CHARTER OAK AFFAIR IN CONNECTICUT
(1682)
THE COLONIZATION OF LOUISIANA
(1699)
OGLETHORPE IN GEORGIA
(1733)
FOOTNOTES. THE FOUNDING OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND THE MASSACRE BY MENENDEZ— THE ACCOUNT BY JOHN A. DOYLE
THE FOUNDING OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND THE MASSACRE BY MENENDEZ— MENDOZA'S ACCOUNT OF THE MASSACRE
SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S VIRGINIA COLONIES— THE ACCOUNT BY JOHN A. DOYLE
SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S VIRGINIA COLONIES— THE RETURN OF THE COLONISTS WITH SIR FRANCIS DRAKE
SIR WALTER RALEIGH'S VIRGINIA COLONIES— THE BIRTH OF VIRGINIA DARE
BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD'S DISCOVERY OF CAPE COD— BY GABRIEL ARCHER, ONE OF HIS COMPANIONS
BARTHOLOMEW GOSNOLD'S DISCOVERY OF CAPE COD— GOSNOLD'S OWN ACCOUNT
THE FOUNDING OF JAMESTOWN
THE FIRST AMERICAN LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY
THE ORIGIN OF NEGRO SLAVERY IN AMERICA— IN THE WEST INDIES
THE ORIGIN OF NEGRO SLAVERY IN AMERICA— ITS BEGINNINGS IN THE UNITED STATES
NEW ENGLAND BEFORE THE PILGRIM FATHERS LANDED
THE FIRST VOYAGE OF THE "MAYFLOWER"
THE FIRST NEW YORK SETTLEMENTS
THE SWEDES AND DUTCH IN NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE
THE BEGINNINGS OF THE MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY
HOW THE BAY COLONY DIFFERED FROM PLYMOUTH
LORD BALTIMORE IN MARYLAND
ROGER WILLIAMS IN RHODE ISLAND
THE FOUNDING OF CONNECTICUT
WITCHCRAFT IN NEW ENGLAND
THE ENGLISH CONQUEST OF NEW YORK
BACON'S REBELLION IN VIRGINIA
KING PHILIP'S WAR
THE FOUNDING OF PENNSYLVANIA— PENN'S ACCOUNT OF THE COLONY
THE FOUNDING OF PENNSYLVANIA— PENN'S TREATY WITH THE INDIANS
THE FOUNDING OF PENNSYLVANIA— THE REALITY OF PENN'S TREATY
THE CHARTER OAK AFFAIR IN CONNECTICUT
THE COLONIZATION OF LOUISIANA
OGLETHORPE IN GEORGIA
